PHILADELPHIA — One New Jersey high school student got a big assist when it came time to ask his potential date to the prom — Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper tagged along to ask the big question.

According to Fox 29, Haddonfield Memorial High School senior Jake Portello was able to enlist the former MVP’s help in his “promposal” by...Read more

As Clay Holmes strolled through the Yankees’ spring training facility a few months back, he passed some hitters who were working in the batting cage.

With Chris Stapleton’s “White Horse” playing in the background, a couple of Yankees took their cuts. As they did, assistant hitting coach Casey Dykes suggested that the tune, which opens ...Read more

There are days the Dodgers have to grind out wins, like they did against the Cincinnati Reds to take a tight four-game series over the weekend.

Then, there are days like Monday, when the Dodgers blitz an opposing pitcher, take a massive early lead, then shift into cruise control, turning stress-free wins into something of a routine affair early...Read more

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – As Taj Bradley pitched perfectly through the first three innings, it looked like the Red Sox’s struggles at Tropicana Field – they entered the series having lost 15 of their last 16 games in the Rays’ house – would continue.

But by some unwritten rule, games between these two American League East rivals must ...Read more

The Braves salvaged the finale of a four-game series against the Padres, taking game 2 of Monday’s doubleheader 3-0 behind another masterful Chris Sale performance.

Here are five observations from Monday:

1. Sale has been the Braves’ ace, and he embraced the “stopper” role. The team was reeling from four consecutive losses, including a...Read more

NEW YORK — They have won games by doing the absolute minimum in terms of runs scored.

On this road trip, they found a way to win a game after being held hitless for the first five innings.

In the weeks and months ahead, the Mariners will overcome larger deficits to get a victory or find improbable pathways to prevail.

But there likely won�...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It doesn’t take much to spark the Kansas City Royals offense these days.

On Tuesday, the Detroit Tigers received a close view at Kauffman Stadium. In the sixth inning, the Royals erupted for six runs en route to a 8-3 victory.

Royals captain Salvador Perez, who started the week leading the AL in batting average, ...Read more

ST. LOUIS — That offense that left the Cardinals exposed with so little margin for error in the opening weeks of the season has started to do its part to plaster over holes elsewhere.

What could have been an inning sabotaged was instead just a hiccup as the lineup provided plenty to stay ahead for a 6-3 victory Monday night against the ...Read more

CLEVELAND — Francisco Lindor returned to Cleveland for the first time since being traded to the Mets in January 2021. Leading off for the Mets on Monday night at Progressive Field, the shortstop tipped his cap to the crowd who gave him an ovation.

He then promptly struck out against right-hander Ben Lively.

So it goes for the Mets right now....Read more

WASHINGTON – When the Twins were at their best earlier this month, particularly during their 12-game winning streak, they excelled on the basepaths and they played solid defense.

With a scoring-starved offense, the Twins have eroded in all areas.

In the sixth inning Monday, with runners on the corners, Washington Nationals outfielder Eddie ...Read more

TORONTO — Erick Fedde has been the most consistent starter for the Chicago White Sox this season.

He described Monday’s outing against the Toronto Blue Jays as “not my best.”

Fedde allowed five runs — matching a season high — in six innings in a 9-3 loss in front of 36,993 at Rogers Centre.

“They came out very aggressive and put...Read more

After picking up a win against the White Sox on Sunday, Carlos Rodón admitted that it felt good to defeat the team that drafted him third overall in 2014.

“Going up against your former club is a big deal,” the lefty said following a six-inning performance that saw him total four hits, two earned runs, two walks and six strikeouts in a 7-2 ...Read more

Yu Darvish got a head start as he took the final step to 200 wins.

The Padres scored three runs in the first inning, four more in the fourth and cruised to a 9-1 victory over the Braves on Sunday night at Truist Park.

Darvish did not need that much support, as he allowed two hits in seven scoreless innings for the second consecutive start.

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Two plays at home plate in the seventh inning, both went against the Tigers and the Arizona Diamondbacks were able to salvage the final game of the three-game series against the Tigers Sunday, 6-4 at Chase Field.

The Tigers had just tied the game 4-4 in the top of the seventh, but the inning ended with Kerry Carpenter being thrown out at the ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — On a sunny Sunday afternoon at Oracle Park, Jordan Hicks took the next step in his transformation into a starting pitcher. Only after losing part of himself.

“Just, all the fuel I put in my body left,” Hicks said, elegantly describing the activities that consumed the morning before a mesmerizing pitching performance from ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani got an impromptu shower near the second-base bag Sunday afternoon, his teammates dousing him with two buckets of water after the slugger lined a two-out, run-scoring single to right field in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the Dodgers to a 3-2 walk-off victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

New Dodgers left-hander...Read more

ARLINGTON, Texas — José Soriano stretched his starter legs.

The Angels right-hander had not pitched more than six innings in any of his first seven big league starts, but he got through 7-2/3 innings in the Angels’ 4-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday.

Soriano was so efficient that he still only needed 93 pitches. He struck out ...Read more

On Sunday in St. Louis, all the Red Sox wanted to do was avoid a sweep.

They did just that and then some, salvaging the series with an 11-3 trouncing of the Cardinals.

From start to finish, it was the kind of victory Boston has been needing like oxygen. The Red Sox entered the series finale on a four-game losing streak and a season-worst two ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The Orioles’ best pitcher and hitter didn’t waste any time Sunday to play like it.

Corbin Burnes struck out the side in the top of the first en route to a dominant performance, and Gunnar Henderson clobbered a leadoff home run in the bottom half to kickstart the Orioles’ offense.

The duo — the former an experienced ace, ...Read more